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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
When I finished this book, I set it aside, and for a moment I just felt puzzled. It took a minute for the pieces to fit together and help me make sense of everything that happened.
That's not to say it's a bad book, not at all. Just that much of the book is built from surreal/magical moments in between grounded moments, and at times when something happens it doesn't feel like there's a rhyme or reason to it, it just happens because magic.
After the pieces fall into place, I think this book holds up better than it first felt like. It's an enjoyable, quick read. At times, it feels a bit like a YA book in its pacing, at other times more like an adult romance where the MCs are figuring things out.
I feel like the story had space to be told, but I feel like I also wanted more from it. There was important healing but so much more we could have learned and in a sense helped heal along with our protagonists.
That's not to say it's a bad book, not at all. Just that much of the book is built from surreal/magical moments in between grounded moments, and at times when something happens it doesn't feel like there's a rhyme or reason to it, it just happens because magic.
After the pieces fall into place, I think this book holds up better than it first felt like. It's an enjoyable, quick read. At times, it feels a bit like a YA book in its pacing, at other times more like an adult romance where the MCs are figuring things out.
I feel like the story had space to be told, but I feel like I also wanted more from it. There was important healing but so much more we could have learned and in a sense helped heal along with our protagonists.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I absolutely loved A Wolf Steps In Blood! Such a great book with captivating world-building and vivid characters. It also made great use of the "lycanthropy as a metaphor for queerness and self-acceptance" trope that pops up a lot in these kinds of books (not that I'm complaining, I love that trope). My only complaints are that the book deserved to be longer, and I would also have loved sequels or spinoffs set in the same universe.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Violence
Minor: Body horror, Sexual violence
Why we going so fast and it doesn’t make sense
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed the book, I found the characters compelling and the world was really enticing. It made me want to write fanfic based in their world. The reason it doesn't get 5 stars is because the end felt abrupt, the story was clearly over but I was also left wanting more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Eating disorder, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood
fast-paced
More vibes than plot, but the vibes are good. I loved Jerée's approach to community-oriented magics and her sense of place was cool. The breakneck pacing weakened the romance itself overall, though. It also led to some loredumps and hanging plots, but it's still worth checking this one out.
Content Warnings
Minor: Eating disorder
Yasmine occasionally references her binge eating disorder, tied to her disconnection from herself as a wolf. Each mention is brief, but sometimes details what she ate/threw up.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes